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- alex summers | au,
- alisha bailey,
- anakin skywalker,
- arthur pendragon,
- bethany hawke,
- davesprite,
- erik lehnsherr,
- jaye rinnark,
- mason lockwood,
- mr. gold (rumplestiltskin),
- nill,
- peter petrelli | au,
- richard b. riddick,
- robb stark,
- sebastian moran (d'urbervilles),
- stefan salvatore,
- stiles stilinski,
- taylor "tyke" kee,
- tony stark (1610),
- wanda lehnsherr (1610),
- zelda
video. { a crown of gold, a heart of stone }
[ Perhaps it a bit too late for this sort of conversation, but Erik necessitates its need anyway; the Tranquility has nearly always been a bastion for acceptance and tolerance, and the idea was constantly perpetuated throughout his previous stay here, something that deeply unsettled him. He's in a deserted room, particularly one that Alex Summers might be familiar with from their training sessions long ago, but his reason for being there is more along the need for silence. ]
For those of you who remember my face, I can assure you, you're not mistaken. [ He pauses for a moment, because while it needs to be said, it still angers him that he's back here. ] The ship has brought me back since then. For those of you who don't, [ welllllll. ] I expect we'll be acquaintances soon enough. [ But not really. ] In the meantime, you can call me Magneto. [ Except the fifty billion people that still call him Erik. ]
No doubt all the lectures have made it clear that the ship is not, in any way, safe, and this is hardly any different. I won't speak on false pretenses that unity is what matters, but my issue at hand is this: if you are non-human of any sort, vampires, werewolves, mutants, what have you, I urge you to seek solidarity only among your own kind. It is our strengths that will allow us to survive, our own inherited abilities, and we must use these to secure the ship against its ongoing threats.
We must defend ourselves by striking out towards the enemy and to an equal degree, protect the sections of the ship we have acquired. While the Security team has this under control, the ship's size makes this difficult. [ Considering Erik is on SEC, this is just asking for double protection. ] Your offense is our best defense.
PRIVATE » Alex Summers [ All that he gets is a ping to notice this, because the location should be familiar to him: its where Alex and he had trained a while ago and there are some things better discussed in person than over these. ]
For those of you who remember my face, I can assure you, you're not mistaken. [ He pauses for a moment, because while it needs to be said, it still angers him that he's back here. ] The ship has brought me back since then. For those of you who don't, [ welllllll. ] I expect we'll be acquaintances soon enough. [ But not really. ] In the meantime, you can call me Magneto. [ Except the fifty billion people that still call him Erik. ]
No doubt all the lectures have made it clear that the ship is not, in any way, safe, and this is hardly any different. I won't speak on false pretenses that unity is what matters, but my issue at hand is this: if you are non-human of any sort, vampires, werewolves, mutants, what have you, I urge you to seek solidarity only among your own kind. It is our strengths that will allow us to survive, our own inherited abilities, and we must use these to secure the ship against its ongoing threats.
We must defend ourselves by striking out towards the enemy and to an equal degree, protect the sections of the ship we have acquired. While the Security team has this under control, the ship's size makes this difficult. [ Considering Erik is on SEC, this is just asking for double protection. ] Your offense is our best defense.
PRIVATE » Alex Summers [ All that he gets is a ping to notice this, because the location should be familiar to him: its where Alex and he had trained a while ago and there are some things better discussed in person than over these. ]
audio;
[ she lets out a sigh. ]
I suppose what I would like to ask is how can perceptions change if neither side is given a chance to?
audio;
[ Which is all the opinion Erik has on the subject; he doesn't necessarily care whether the humans here survive or not, and it's a step up from his earlier beliefs that humanity is a ticking time bomb against them. ]
Humanity has given me plenty of chances to redeem themselves, and each time they have failed to do so correctly. [ It's a little unclear what Erik means by correctly, but its deliberate on his part; humanity will never be fine in his eyes. ]
Regardless of where they come from, I anticipate they'll do exactly as they always have in the past - seek to eliminate us any way they can.
audio;
Most of my family wasn't like me. They sacrificed a lot to keep me hidden. I'd like to think that there must be more people like them out there.
I.. have also been judged for being born the way I am. I never want to experience that again.
But does this really happen here, though? It seems so pointless.
audio;
But that Bethany's family wasn't like her and still accepted her was something Erik couldn't understand; he chalked it up to differences in world, just because he had never seen anyone be accepting of their kind. Even after the war, Jews were still persecuted, blamed and resented. He had no doubt it'd be the same with simply being a mutant. ]
No. [ First concession Erik will make. ] In fact, many have gone out of their way to reassure me that such a thing will never occur. As far as I'm concerned, they're empty promises and mean nothing to me.